Regional
UWI describes headline to reparation story as ‘inaccurate”
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has described as “inaccurate” the headline of a story indicating...
HAITI-Opposition parties call for two days of strike to force resignation of President Moise
The Haitian government has called on the security agencies to arrest perpetrators of “acts of violence” as the Democratic and Popular Movement (DPM), an...
TRINIDAD-Tourism Ministry monitoring recent cases of swine flu
Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, Joy Jibrilu says the Ministry is closely monitoring recent cases of swine flu in an effort to...
UWI To Receive Hundreds Of Millions In Reparations Payment
The University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom has agreed to pay £200 million in reparation payments to the University of the West Indies.
This...
Commonwealth wants developing countries to access billions in foreign aid
The Commonwealth Secretary General, Dame Patricia Scotland says a new study has shown that small member states could be losing out on US$4.5 billion...
GRENADA-Egyptian telecom tycoon opens new hotel
Grenada moved closer to having 3,000 hotel rooms after the island’s newest property, Silversands, was officially opened here with a promise to increase hotel...
BELIZE-Police officer shoots wife, commits suicide
Law enforcement officials are investigating an incident in which one of their colleagues used his police issued nine millimeter pistol to kill his common...
Severe Drought unlikely in the region during the start of 2019
The Climate Regional Climate Outlook Forum began here on Thursday amid predictions that suggest severe drought is unlikely in the region, except perhaps in...
TRINIDAD-FIREWORKS-Trinidad bans the importation of scratch bombs
The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will ban the importation of “scratch bombs” into the country after describing the firework as a “real...
GRENADA-Prime Minister Mitchell says accepting union demands will financially cripple the country
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell Wednesday said that his administration is committed to working with public sector unions to come up with a pension...
GUYANA-Gov’t accepts CCJ ruling on transgender matter
The Guyana government says it respects the ruling of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that recently ruled as “unconstitutional” a law here...
Sandals Continues Unprecedented Barbados Expansion
In just four years Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has already positioned itself as the largest operatingresort in Barbados, as the company launched another 50...
GRENADA-Public Servants on Strike To Demand 25 Per Cent Pay Hike
Public servants Tuesday vowed to remain off their jobs despite the decision of the Keith Mitchell government to withdraw an application for an injunction...